Jewish extremist terrorism
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Jewish religious terrorism is religious terrorism committed by adherents of Judaism, a national religion of Jews,[1] for the purpose of achieving varying political and religious ends.[2]. The motivation for Jewish religious terrorism is typically rooted in an fanatical interpretation of the Judaic dogmas[3] and other tenets of faith.
The following groups have been considered terrorist organizations:
- Gush Emunim Underground (1979–84; defunct): formed by members of the Israeli political movement Gush Emunim.[4]
- Brit HaKanaim (1950–53; defunct): an organization operating in Israel from 1950 to 1953 with the objective of imposing Jewish religious law in the country and establishing a Halakhic state.[5]
- Kach and Kahane Chai: A political party founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in the early 1970s and based on his concept of Kahanism, outlawed by the Knesset in 1994 under anti-terrorism laws.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Jacobs, Louis (2007). "Judaism". In Fred Skolnik (ed.). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 11 (2d ed.). Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. p. 511. ISBN 9780-02-865928-2.
Judaism, the religion, philosophy, and way of life of the Jews.
- ^ Jewish terrorism in Israel. Ami Pedahzur,Arie PerligerTemplate:Ref-en
- ^ "Democracy isn't easy" by Anne Roiphe. The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ Lustick For The Land and The Lord: The Evolution of Gush Emunim, by Ian S. Lustick
- ^ Pedahzur, Ami, and Arie Perliger (2009). Jewish Terrorism in Israel. Columbia University Press. pg 33-36
- ^ Mark Juergensmeyer. Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence. University of California Press. ISBN 0520240111.